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It's a Wonderful World

THE HAPPENINGS OF ONE WONDERFUL NIGHT!

  • Movie
  • 1939
  • NR
  • 1h 26m

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

6.6

TMDB audience rating
6.6 out of 10 from 52 votes

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Overview

Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.

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Cast and crew

  • Claudette Colbert

    Claudette ColbertEdwina Corday

  • James Stewart

    James StewartGuy Johnson

  • Guy Kibbee

    Guy KibbeeFred 'Cap' Streeter

  • Nat Pendleton

    Nat PendletonSergeant Fred Koretz

  • Frances Drake

    Frances DrakeVivian Tarbel

  • Edgar Kennedy

    Edgar KennedyLieutenant Miller

  • Ernest Truex

    Ernest TruexWillie Heyward

  • Richard Carle

    Richard CarleMajor I. E. Willoughby

  • Cecilia Callejo

    Cecilia CallejoDolores Gonzales

  • Sidney Blackmer

    Sidney BlackmerAl Mallon

  • Andy Clyde

    Andy Clyde'Gimpy' Wilson

  • Cliff Clark

    Cliff ClarkCaptain Haggerty

  • Cecil Cunningham

    Cecil CunninghamMadame J. L. Chambers

  • Leonard KibrickHerman Plotka

  • Hans Conried

    Hans ConriedMr. Delmonico, Stage Manager

  • Grady Sutton

    Grady SuttonLupton Peabody

  • Lowden AdamsVivian's Butler (uncredited)

  • Murray Alper

    Murray AlperNewspaper Man at Ferry Landing (uncredited)

Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Writer
Ben Hecht
Music
Edward Ward
Cinematography
Oliver T. Marsh